Unit Planner

Critical Content/Concept Web

Unit Theme: Career
Conceptual Lens: Power
Unit Length: TBA

Unit Overview

February 9, 2010
Mystic Job Agency
56 Mystic St.
Jose, Maine 04257

Dear Potential Employee,

Are you sick and tired of sitting in class day in and day out? Do you stare out the windows wishing that you were out in the "real world"? Are you tired of dried up spit balls falling on your head? Well, Mystic Job Agency can help you (except for the spit ball situation), only we are coming to your classroom. In order to get out in the "real world," you can't leave school until you are finished, but it is important to explore all possibilities thereafter.
Do you like eating, making, or even smelling food? Jump into the culinary career path. Do you enjoy listening to your friends go on and on about all of their problems while completely ignoring yours? Maybe you'd enjoy a job in psychology. Do you enjoy the thrill of adventure, the adrenaline rush that comes with exploring new places you've never been before and may have only read about in books? Do you find yourself captivated by other cultures and peoples? Perhaps a career in travel is for you!
No matter what career you choose, anything from being President of the United States to flipping burgers at Wendy's is going to require certain knowledge that you are taught in school. Mystic Job Agency will be there to shape you into highly qualified employees for any career you choose.
Knowledge produces power, and power opens up a world of opportunities. Are you ready to explore yours?

And remember: Lifelong Learners Are Lifelong Earners!

Sincerely,

Mystic Job Agency


English (Science)
English (Health)
English (Math)
Social Studies (English)
  • Letter Writing
  • Active Listening
  • Peer-advising
  • Personality Tests
  • Define Normal
  • Guest Speakers
  • How the brain works
  • Persuasive Writing
  • Following Directions
  • "Cookbook" of poems/stories
  • Food and its effect on society
  • Reading strategies
  • Descriptive writing
  • Perceptions
  • Food diaries
  • Research Skills
  • Worldly Views
  • Letter Writing
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-Map skills
-Impact of environment on
development of society
-Defining culture
-Research skills
-Collaboration
-Propaganda: what it is,
why it's used and how to
use it
-Purpose in writing

Designer(s):

Courtney
Steph
Cassie
Filbert


Students will understand that...
Knowledge translates into a form of power.
There are different ways to measure success.
Their choice have immediate and potentially long-lasting effects on their life.

Essential Questions...
How does knowledge translate into a form of power?
How do you measure success?
How do my choices affect my life?